If you live alone (not including kids) you can get a discount for being a single adult household. They might want to install a meter though, so you need to weigh it up. My mate was better off with a meter, her and 2 teenage kids....... |
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"what is a water bill?
live in Scotland, don't get them
used to get prescription bills long long time ago, not now"
You water bills are included in your council tax bill 
No hospital car parking fees either..... Massive blessing in tough times  |
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over a year ago
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"sadly they cant meter my flat, theyve been out twice to check yet the flat above me can be...
£477.10 a year "
That's clean water and sewerage charge I take it?
Ask them why they can't fit a meter by your internal stop valve? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Its the worst bit about living in Devon
ARGHHHH  
Why? Why Devon in particular?"
I guess its more expensive due to the tourist trade and the beaches/sewerage etc |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Everyone so far is paying less than me and i am on a water metre that's been capped so that i pay less. Knew i was being ripped off."
Do you use a lot of water then or do you think its a fault? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The rule of thumb used to be you'd be better off with a meter if there are fewer people than bedrooms in your household. Don't know if that's still the case. No idea what my water bill is, it doesn't come out of my account but we don't really use that much. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Mine is just short of 200a year and I thought that was bad  "
The Goverment have stepped in and kindly contributed £50 towards the bill.. so it would have been £527.10 |
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"Everyone so far is paying less than me and i am on a water metre that's been capped so that i pay less. Knew i was being ripped off.
Do you use a lot of water then or do you think its a fault? "
No fault definitely.
I do use a lot of water but they're over charging a lot because before i had a metre my bill was more than half of what i pay now.
When you get your water capped it's supposed to be based on the average amount of all the bills in your area, so i don't get how my bills can more than double if water is cheaper elsewhere. My ex his bill went up and he's not on a metre so pays rates but it didn't go up to how much i'm paying. |
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"sadly they cant meter my flat, theyve been out twice to check yet the flat above me can be...
£477.10 a year "
They couldn't meter mine so put me on single occupier discount. As I for it, demand it!!! |
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"sadly they cant meter my flat, theyve been out twice to check yet the flat above me can be...
£477.10 a year
They couldn't meter mine so put me on single occupier discount. As I for it, demand it!!! "
i already get 25% off as the only adult in the property. Just me and my daughter |
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By *quirrelMan
over a year ago
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"Won't be long until you'll be able to choose who you're billed by. Should create competition and drive prices down. "
Looking back to when the water companies were sold off, the reason given was that by breaking up the water company into different individual companies who will all be competing for your business, this will drive down costs. Unfortunately the opposite happened and the shares changed hands many times until they all ended up being controlled by foreign financial institutions.my water company is United utilities always has been always will be. I cannot imagine a water company in Scotland, Wales or even Surrey building value pipeline to pump water from their reservoirs to the northwest. |
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"Mine is £46 a month for 11 months. Me, a 9yr old fish & a 14yr old fish. They love their baths!!! Not on a metre but considering it "
Thats pretty expensive |
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"sadly they cant meter my flat, theyve been out twice to check yet the flat above me can be...
£477.10 a year
They couldn't meter mine so put me on single occupier discount. As I for it, demand it!!!
i already get 25% off as the only adult in the property. Just me and my daughter "
Cool, its not a well known fact sadly.... Years as a a single parent and I had no idea.  |
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"sadly they cant meter my flat, theyve been out twice to check yet the flat above me can be...
£477.10 a year "
That's ridiculous. They must have a leak somewhere. I'm metered in a four bed house and mine is about £265 pa |
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Yes it really does depend on where you live and how good the infeerstructure is with the water ways..... And yes the Devon dump in the sea will be a big part of the bill....over the last 10-15 the company will have had to spends millions on reworking all its sewage inferstructure so not to pollute the beaches.... Look at 7 Trent which is landlocked and could not dump to ocean its structure had to be in place very early on and so bills are very low..... Not much can be done other than meter.... So you need to find out why they can't fit. |
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over a year ago
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"Did they say why you can't have a water metre when your neighbour has one?"
They did draw me a snazzy diagram and explained it to me but im not the smartest cookie and it went over my head lol |
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"sadly they cant meter my flat, theyve been out twice to check yet the flat above me can be...
£477.10 a year
They couldn't meter mine so put me on single occupier discount. As I for it, demand it!!!
i already get 25% off as the only adult in the property. Just me and my daughter
Cool, its not a well known fact sadly.... Years as a a single parent and I had no idea. "
I didn't realise this neither.Is this just for the affluent South East? Who pays the 25%,Is it the local council,Water company or central government?? |
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"sadly they cant meter my flat, theyve been out twice to check yet the flat above me can be...
£477.10 a year
They couldn't meter mine so put me on single occupier discount. As I for it, demand it!!!
i already get 25% off as the only adult in the property. Just me and my daughter
Cool, its not a well known fact sadly.... Years as a a single parent and I had no idea. I didn't realise this neither.Is this just for the affluent South East? Who pays the 25%,Is it the local council,Water company or central government??"
If you are a single adult household you can get a single person discount as you can with your council tax. They will assess your property though as they say a water meter will reduce your bill more. In Scotland your water bill is in your council tax bill so you will get the single discount automatically. I am not sure if it is different for all water companies, but it costs nothing to check |
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"Won't be long until you'll be able to choose who you're billed by. Should create competition and drive prices down.
Looking back to when the water companies were sold off, the reason given was that by breaking up the water company into different individual companies who will all be competing for your business, this will drive down costs. Unfortunately the opposite happened and the shares changed hands many times until they all ended up being controlled by foreign financial institutions.my water company is United utilities always has been always will be. I cannot imagine a water company in Scotland, Wales or even Surrey building value pipeline to pump water from their reservoirs to the northwest."
I work for one of the biggest water companies!!! From next year businesses will be able to decide who they're billed by, by 2019 everyone will be. It's no different to the national grid and electric. Obviously Thames Water aren't going to run a pipe to UU customers  You'll still be provided by the same company but all of your dealings and billing will be through whoever you choose. |
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"sadly they cant meter my flat, theyve been out twice to check yet the flat above me can be...
£477.10 a year
They couldn't meter mine so put me on single occupier discount. As I for it, demand it!!!
i already get 25% off as the only adult in the property. Just me and my daughter
Cool, its not a well known fact sadly.... Years as a a single parent and I had no idea. I didn't realise this neither.Is this just for the affluent South East? Who pays the 25%,Is it the local council,Water company or central government??
If you are a single adult household you can get a single person discount as you can with your council tax. They will assess your property though as they say a water meter will reduce your bill more. In Scotland your water bill is in your council tax bill so you will get the single discount automatically. I am not sure if it is different for all water companies, but it costs nothing to check"
Many thanks...I misunderstood.The discount is only for those not on a meter |
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"Won't be long until you'll be able to choose who you're billed by. Should create competition and drive prices down. "
what the same way as gas or electricity. me thinks not
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"Won't be long until you'll be able to choose who you're billed by. Should create competition and drive prices down. what the same way as gas or electricity. me thinks not"
Yes exactly the same, it's coming. I can guarantee it!!! |
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"Won't be long until you'll be able to choose who you're billed by. Should create competition and drive prices down. "
2020 and don't believe it, water compared to gas and electric is cheap |
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"Won't be long until you'll be able to choose who you're billed by. Should create competition and drive prices down.
Looking back to when the water companies were sold off, the reason given was that by breaking up the water company into different individual companies who will all be competing for your business, this will drive down costs. Unfortunately the opposite happened and the shares changed hands many times until they all ended up being controlled by foreign financial institutions.my water company is United utilities always has been always will be. I cannot imagine a water company in Scotland, Wales or even Surrey building value pipeline to pump water from their reservoirs to the northwest."
They won't, they'll buy the water of UU |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"some high water bills on here..
Me thinks its hot tubs and swimming pools!!
I would be interested to know if the majority of countries pay for a basic right such as water?? Ax"
Who's going to pay for it if the customer doesn't then? Yet another tax? |
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"Just a thought
Should any one suffer from IBS or similar conditions you can also get an allowance towards water rates or water charged by meter "
Just Google'd it if anyone is interested.
"If you have a water meter and someone in your household receives certain benefits, it may be possible to get the amount you pay capped. You also need to have either have three or more children under 19 in full-time education, or someone in your household to have a medical condition that means they use extra water.
If you're accepted, your costs will be limited to the average household bill for your water company, however much water you use. Average savings can be around £250/year. To sign up, contact your supplier for an application form or find out more on Ofwat's WaterSure page.
Also check if you're eligible for help paying for water arrears in the Grant Grabbing guide. "
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"Just a thought
Should any one suffer from IBS or similar conditions you can also get an allowance towards water rates or water charged by meter
Just Google'd it if anyone is interested.
If you have a water meter and someone in your household receives certain benefits, it may be possible to get the amount you pay capped. You also need to have either have three or more children under 19 in full-time education, or someone in your household to have a medical condition that means they use extra water.
If you're accepted, your costs will be limited to the average household bill for your water company, however much water you use. Average savings can be around £250/year. To sign up, contact your supplier for an application form or find out more on Ofwat's WaterSure page.
Also check if you're eligible for help paying for water arrears in the Grant Grabbing guide. "
Thank you. It's worth looking into |
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in summer we have water spraying on grass day & night constant,
continuously washing cars, 2 or 3 household baths per night, showers in morning
no cost,
why
were in scotland |
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"in summer we have water spraying on grass day & night constant,
continuously washing cars, 2 or 3 household baths per night, showers in morning
no cost,
why
were in scotland "
Have a pat on the back |
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By *LFB.Woman
over a year ago
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I pay nearly £400 a year, just me and my daughter, annoys me that someone i know with 6 children and 2 adults pays the same as me, am now thinking about a meter, but i do think water companies should sort out their pricing for each household |
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"I pay nearly £400 a year, just me and my daughter, annoys me that someone i know with 6 children and 2 adults pays the same as me, am now thinking about a meter, but i do think water companies should sort out their pricing for each household"
I'm on a meter and pay almost twice what you pay, just me and my daughter. If you use a lot of water you'll almost certainly be worse off with a meter. |
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We didn't have the choice of whether to be on a meter or not. Seemingly building regulations state that all new builds must be on a meter.
There are 6 of us in the house and we pay £35 a month for water. We have a double width whirlpool bath and 1 child who will waste about 3 basins of water doing some dishes
Ours is capped though due to medical needs.
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Just under £40 a month , so seems pretty reasonable compared to others. Still higher than last year though !
Most bill over 8/10 months but you can spread it over 12, by asking. I've never understood why they do it over less, like council tax! I prefer mine spread equally over the whole year.
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I have just worked out I pay £676 a year and yes I am on a water metre and yes a single parent with teenagers . I thought what I paid was average ! I need to look into it X  |
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